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§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ # §  ¨ # § ¨ # § LYING # § ¨ # § ¨ # § ¨ §§§§¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨§§§§§ #   §   ¨    IN   MY   ROOM,   #   §   ¨ §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§ # ARMS FLOPPED OVER THE EDGE OF THE BED. §§¨¨§§§§§§
¨§§§§¨¨§§¨ #  § ¨  SOMETHING POKING  MY  LEFT HAND, §¨¨¨¨§§§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ #     §      ¨     SOMETHING      SLIMY, ¨¨§§¨¨§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨§§§§§ #  §  ¨ SLITHERING  AROUND THE  FINGERS, §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§ #   §   ¨   UP   THE   ARM.   #   §    ¨ ¨¨§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ IS   IT   DRUG-FUELED  APATHY?   #  §  ¨ §¨¨§§§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§§¨¨¨¨ #   §   ¨   I   DON'T   MOVE   THE  ARM. ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§§¨ #    §    ¨    #    §   ¨    #    §    ¨ §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S TASTING ME, # §  ¨ §§¨¨§§¨¨§§
¨§§§§§§§§§ IT   MOVES    FURTHER   UP,   #   §    ¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§§§§§§§§ REACHES    THE    ARMPIT.    #    §    ¨ ¨¨§§§§§§§§
¨¨¨§§§§§§¨ I  TURN  MY   HEAD  TOWARD  IT.  #  §  ¨ ¨¨¨§§§§§§¨
§§¨¨§§§§¨¨ #    §    ¨    LOOKS   LIKE    SEAGRASS. §§¨¨§§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨ #  §  ¨   IT'S   KINDA  CUTE.  #   §   ¨ §¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨
§§§§¨¨¨¨§§ #    §    ¨    #    §    ¨    #   §    ¨ ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
§§§¨¨§§¨¨¨ #  § ¨  ONCE IT'S UP MY NECK AND  ON  MY ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ FACE,    I    BITE    IT.    #    §    ¨ §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨¨ # § ¨ THE  TEXTURE  IS  LIKE  THAT OF  A §§§¨¨§§§§¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§ JUICY      #      §       ¨       GRAPE, §§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ # § ¨ AND THE SQUISH  TASTES  LIKE SWEET ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§§§§ #    §    ¨   #    §   ¨   CUCUMBER.   ¨ §§¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§§§§§§¨ # § ¨ IT'S VERY GOOD. # § ¨ AND I  # § ¨ §¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§§§§§§§§¨¨ SUCK   MORE   OF   IT   IN.   #   §    ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§
§§§§§§§¨¨¨ #    §    ¨    CHEW    IT.    #   §    ¨ §§§§§§§¨¨§
§§§§§§¨¨§§ # § ¨ THE SEAGRASS DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND. §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§¨¨¨¨¨ #    §    ¨    #    §   ¨    #    §    ¨ ¨§§§§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§§§§ §  =  APATHY   GONE,  I  SIT   UP.  §  = ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§ §  =  THE TENDRILS ARE  STUCK UNDER  § = ¨¨¨¨¨§§§§§
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§ § = MY SHIRT, §  = ENTERING BY  THE  ARM §§§§¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ AND EXITING  THROUGH  THE  COLLAR.  §  = §§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§ §  = THIS MAKES IT  HARD  FOR ME TO PUSH §§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§ MORE  OF   IT   IN   MY   MOUTH.   §   = ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ §  = I MAKE TO REMOVE THE SHIRT, BUT THE §§§§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§§¨¨§ SEAGRASS  FINALLY PROTESTS WHEN I TRY TO §§§§§¨¨§§¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨ MOVE     MY     LEFT     ARM.     §    = §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨ §   =  SO  -  EATING  IT  IS   OK,  §  = ¨§§¨¨§§§§¨
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨ §  =  §  = MOVING  IT IS NOT.  §  = §  = ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
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